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Bowl

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Objects made of lacquered fabric are a speciality of the Chinese city Fuzhou. A piece of textile is first stiffened and made into the shape of a bowl. A layer of lacquer is then applied to the textile, another layer added when the first layer has dried, and several more layers added in the same manner. The finished product is so light-weighed that this technique is sometimes called 'bodiless lacquer'.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Textile, lacquered and painted
Brief description
Lacquered and painted textile bowl, butterfly on black outside, red inside, one of a pair by Ling Dai Mi & Co., Fuzhou, ca. 1935
Physical description
Lacquer bowl with butterfly on black outside, inside red
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.8cm
  • Diameter: 11.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Fuzhou Lin Da Mei' on base
Credit line
Given by Pamela Marchant
Object history
Wedding present given to two Scots, Lieut Tom Marchant and Robina Bookless, who got married in Chongqing, west China, in 1935.
Subject depicted
Summary
Objects made of lacquered fabric are a speciality of the Chinese city Fuzhou. A piece of textile is first stiffened and made into the shape of a bowl. A layer of lacquer is then applied to the textile, another layer added when the first layer has dried, and several more layers added in the same manner. The finished product is so light-weighed that this technique is sometimes called 'bodiless lacquer'.
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
FE.507-2007

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Record createdJune 10, 2008
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